点评:We paid £210 for our tour, including a child. I don’t usually write negative reviews, but this did not feel like good value or a worthwhile experience.
We had a message a few days before, saying that the vintage van was not guaranteed as it is old and that is in their T&Cs. We did say we really wanted the van and were staying all week, if we could change to a day when the van was guaranteed, as we could see lots of availability online - they never replied so we assumed we would be having the Van. Needless to say we didn’t get the van, but a 4x4 and there was no explanation given (the temperature was 28° and overcast). Disappointing, but glad if the air con!
We booked an English speaking tour. Our guide was very good, an employee of the tour company who also worked in harvesting and as a sommelier. There were 3 of us in our party and another couple. He gave a lot of explanation about the different ‘climat’ or terroir of each producer. There was a helpful map in the car of the region to follow.
However, overall it felt very rushed and he was obviously on a strict timescale - 2 brief stops in lay-bys, one for a photo. We visited Phillippe Lecerc for a tasting - tastings here are usually €10 or free if you buy a bottle. The wine was excellent from €24 to €100. Looking online there is a cellar and a collection of wine-related objects, but we didn’t have any info about the producer etc or a tour. We were just seated at the back of a bar, surrounded by creepy taxidermy and given 5 reds to taste. Must add - The sommelier was very kind and charming.
Ourselves and the other couple were surprised there were no whites to taste. It seems a real shame not to have an opportunity to taste the famous white burgundy - especially as three out of the four adults preferred whites. It wasn’t mentioned in any communication or until the tasting that we would only taste reds. We were also a bit surprised that the driver participated in the tasting!
Us and the other couple both felt obliged to buy a bottle, but I think they were disappointed we didn’t buy more.
Later that week we took a super efficient train to Beaune and an €12 Uber to one of the chateaux. Had a wonderful tour of the cellar and learnt about how they produce the wine (which we didn’t learn on the tour) and the terroir in similar detail to the tour, followed by a £13 tasting. Yes it was busy, but less rushed - more atmospheric and much better value, including a wider range of wines.
If you have a car (or bike), you can just drive along the same lanes that we did towards Nuits St George along the Grand Cru route, stopping right next to the grapes and taking photos. We didn’t find out anything that isn’t available online and we certainly didn’t get a unique experience. There are also plenty of ‘Cave’ along the route for degustation.
I guess with this tour you’re paying for the experience of the Van, which we didn’t have and a semi-private tour. However, you still feel like you’re on a tourist treadmill - one group in and one out. Better to create your own agenda.
翻译:我们为这次旅游支付了210英镑,费用中包含了孩子的费用。我通常不会写负面评价,但这次旅行实在不值这个价钱,体验也算不上出色。
几天前我们收到了一条消息,称由于那辆复古面包车年代较久,因此无法保证一定能提供;这一内容也写在他们的条款与条件中。我们曾明确表示非常想要乘坐那辆面包车,而且我们整个星期都会住在当地,还询问是否可以改到能保证有面包车可用的日期。我们在网上看到有大量车辆可供租用——但他们始终没有回复,于是我们以为能租到那辆面包车。不用说,我们最终没租到面包车,只租到了一辆四驱车,而且没有任何解释(当时气温为28摄氏度,天色阴沉)。虽然挺失望的,不过空调倒是不错!
我们预订了英语导游服务。我们的导游非常出色,他是这家旅行社的员工,同时也从事葡萄采摘工作并担任品酒师。我们一行共三人,还有另外一对夫妇也一同参团。他详细地介绍了每位酿酒师所在产区的气候特征及风土条件。车里还有一张很有用的地图,方便我们按图索骥。
不过整体行程显得十分仓促,显然他受到严格的时间限制——只中途在休息区停了两次,其中一次是为了拍照。我们还去菲利普·勒塞尔(Phillippe Lecerc)那里品酒:通常这里的品酒服务需支付10欧元的费用,不过购买一瓶葡萄酒后便可免费品酒。这里的葡萄酒品质上乘,价格从24欧元到100欧元不等。在网上可以查到,那里还有一个酒窖以及一系列与葡萄酒相关的藏品。不过我们没有任何关于酿酒师、酒庄信息或品酒之旅的相关资料。我们只是被安排在酒吧的后面,周围摆满了怪异的标本,然后被提供了5款红葡萄酒来品鉴。必须补充一点——那位侍酒师非常友善且迷人。
我们和另一对夫妇都很惊讶居然没有白葡萄酒可以品鉴。没能有机会品尝著名的勃艮第白葡萄酒实在可惜——毕竟四个人中有三个都更喜欢白葡萄酒。在任何宣传资料中,甚至直到品酒会开始时才提到我们只品尝红葡萄酒。我们还挺惊讶的,司机也参与了品酒!
我们和另一对夫妇都觉得有必要买一瓶酒,不过我觉得他们对我们没买更多酒感到有些失望。
那个星期的晚些时候,我们乘坐效率极高的火车前往博恩,又花12欧元叫了Uber前往其中一座酒庄。我们愉快地参观了酒窖,还详细了解了葡萄酒的酿造过程(这些在常规导览中可学不到)以及当地的风土条件。之后我们还品尝了葡萄酒,费用仅为13英镑。虽然现场人流不少,但并不显得匆忙——氛围很好,性价比也更高,可品尝的葡萄酒种类也更丰富。
如果你有车(或自行车),可以沿着我们所走的路线,沿着特级园路线前往夜圣乔治,途中随时在葡萄园旁停车拍照。我们并没有了解到任何网上查不到的信息,也完全没有获得什么独特的体验。沿途还有很多“酒窖”可供品酒。
我想参加这个旅行团就是要为使用那辆豪华巴士的体验以及半私人化的 tour 付费吧,不过我们并未享受到这些。尽管如此,你仍然感觉自己就像被困在旅游业的循环模式里——一群人进去,另一群人出来。还是自己安排行程更好。